"Ms. Rachel and Friends Sing, Dance and Play"
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The series has a biblical/moral worldview as Rachel is very kind and teaches children necessary skills, and even teaches them how to say, ‘I love you.’ One questionable element is a character “Jules”, an openly non-binary individual who looks mostly like a boy but has a female voice. Although nothing about Jule’s gender is mentioned, the appearance of this person might be confusing to young children. Overall, this show is worthwhile for children, but discretion and even skipping the parts that include Jules is recommended. MOVIEGUIDE® recommends children aged two and under have no screen time, while preschoolers aged three to five should have extremely limited and monitored screen time. Parental discretion is advised.
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YouTube sensation MS. RACHEL is a children’s series now streaming on Netflix. Rachel sings, dances, and interacts with children educationally. The show includes many songs, dances, prompts to speak, sign language, and toddler-level education. Rachel focuses on colors and shapes and uses the inflections in her voice to encourage responses from the children. MS. RACHEL is lively and interactive, with bright colors and colorful backdrops. The show combines live toys, props and animation.
Episode one begins with Ms. Rachel holding a colorful mystery box and singing about discovering what’s inside. She pulls out a yellow fish toy. Later, she encourages the audience to ‘swim’ by singing about fish in front of an animated ocean scenery. Rachel’s husband, Mr. Aron, and two other singers join her. After this, she looks in the mystery box again, pulls out a toy turtle, and asks the viewers for the color. She teaches children the words mama and dada and encourages them to speak and say, “I love you, mama” and “I love you, dada” in sign language. A character named “Jules” sings and dances to a song about ducks. Later, an animation appears, and Rachel and Aaron sing a song about the colors of the rainbow.
In episode two, Ms. Rachel greets the viewers and encourages them to say mama and dada. She then sings “The Wheels on the Bus” with her husband. Ms. Rachel continues by singing songs and playing peek-a-boo. She sings “Hop Little Bunnies” while hopping and dancing, encouraging children to join. She sings “Open Shut Them,” encouraging children to open their hands and clap. Ms. Rachel also sings a rhyme to teach body parts such as fingers and toes.
In episode three, Mr. Rachel opens a giant egg to expose an apple and an alligator. She teaches the audience the letter A. Rachel and her friends sing a phonics song going through the alphabet. The episode continues with different letters and items that start with each one. She also reads a book called “Cat and his Mat,” which she wrote and that focuses on rhyming words.
Ms. Rachel has mainly a biblical/moral worldview as Rachel is very kind and teaches children necessary skills, and even teaches them how to say, ‘I love you.’ One potentially questionable element is a character who shows up in the show named “Jules.” Jules is an openly non-binary individual who looks mostly like a boy but has a female voice. Although nothing about Jule’s gender is mentioned in the slightest, the appearance of this person might be confusing to young children.
Overall, this show is worthwhile for children, but discretion and even skipping the parts that include Jules is recommended. MOVIEGUIDE® recommends children aged two and under have no screen time, while preschoolers aged three to five should have extremely limited and monitored screen time. Parental discretion is advised.
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